"Elena…what are you?"

The two of them were standing outside the house now. Elena remembered when she first woke up after changing.

"What happened? Jeremy?" She called. There was no one else around.

"Elena." She turned around. Jeremy looked surprised. "What happened to us?"

Outside the house, she looked away from Stefan. "Guess you figured it out, huh?"

"No. This is impossible."

"I'm sorry." Elena said. "I didn't want anyone to know." Before Stefan could say anything, Jenna showed up.

"Stefan? I didn't know you were coming. You don't have to stand out there, you know."

"Thanks, Aunt Jenna, I've got it from here." Elena told her. Jenna headed back inside.

"You're aunt…" Stefan began.

"Is human and she doesn't know." Elena explained. "She's the only family we have left and I don't want to freak her or anyone else out for that matter."

"You don't, uh, you know…" Stefan tried to get the words out, but she got it.

"Of course not! We'd never hurt Aunt Jenna." He flinched. He didn't mean to make her angry. "Sorry, I'm just surprised you'd think that."

"Maybe I should come back when it's not dark out." He said, turning to leave.

"Hang on." He turned around. "I know you'll probably hate me because I've hidden this."

"Maybe it's time we both started being honest with each other." Stefan admitted. A few minutes later, he was sitting in the kitchen. Elena returned with a small ring.

"Wear this. It vibrates when someone's lying. This way, you'll know everything I'm saying is the truth." Elena explained.

"How do I know you're not lying now?" Stefan asked.

"I have blonde hair and blue eyes." She said. The ring vibrated on the counter she'd set it on.

"It works."

"I asked a relative of a friend to make at least a dozen of them." Elena explained. "Believe me when I say I'll never hurt you."

"What about all those attacks?" Stefan asked.

"I don't know." Elena told him. "But Jeremy and I believe that it's the same guys that killed us. It's a long story. But you can't tell anyone about this."

"I won't, but I know my brother will figure it out eventually." Stefan pointed out to her.

"I know. That's why I'm asking you to keep it a secret." Elena said. She heard her phone ring upstairs. "Can we meet up tomorrow and talk about this?"

"I don't know…" Stefan said.

"I'll make a deal. I'll tell you everything about what happened if you'll tell me about how you found out about Katherine."

"Okay." Stefan said. He left the house. Elena couldn't believe this was happening.

In the cemetery, Jeremy was on the phone with Elena. "I really messed up this time."

"Where are you?"

"Cemetery. Long story, I need to bring Vicki by."

"What did you do?" Elena asked.

"Nothing, she fainted and hit her head on one of the stones." Jeremy told her. "I lost my temper."

"You need to be more careful." Elena pointed out.

"I know, I'm sorry." Jeremy said. "Just help me out." She heard Vicki groan in the background.

"You're not the only one who's blown it tonight." Elena told him. "I'll find a way out of this, you just get Vicki over here and watch over her."

The next day, she met Stefan at a coffee shop. "So, I'll tell you everything yuou want to know." Elena told him.

"I'm guessing garlic doesn't affect you." Stefan said.

"Right."

"How can you be out in the sun?"

"We have magic jewelry that protects us." Elena said.

"Crucifixes?"

"No effect."

"Holy water?"

"Not entirely sure, but from one of my recent fights I have to go with no." Elena told him.

"Mirrors?"

"So not true. How do you think I make sure I look decent?" Elena pointed out.

"And you don't kill to survive. You told me last night." Stefan remembered.

"We usually drink from blood bags or animals." Elena told him. "Though I seem to have a little more control than my brother." She paused. "Okay, it's my turn to ask. Why'd he help with Caroline that time?"

"I honestly don't know, but I think he was actually trying to protect her from Marcus."

"How did he know about…"

"He's on the Council, remember?" Stefan asked. "Besides, if he hadn't helped, if we hadn't helped, she'd probably be dead."

"I know." Elena said. "But it's still pretty bad if you look at it."

"Are there any others like you and Jeremy?" Stefan asked.

"I don't know." Elena said. "There might be, there might not be. I always have to have my guard up."

"We both know what happened when the town was aware and how it ended." Stefan pointed out.

"That's why I asked you to keep this a secret." Elena told him.

"It's not like I can really tell anyone anyway." Stefan pointed out. "He might already know, but ignoring that fact, I wouldn't tell anyone."

Upstairs in Jeremy's room, Vicki was lying down on the bed. Jeremy was watching over her. He ran his fingers over her forehead, where she had a nasty looking injury. "That looks really bad." She was still asleep, so she didn't hear him. "I'm so sorry you had to see that. I wouldn't normally do this, but it's the only way you'll get better."

Jeremy bit his wrist and brought it up to her lips. "Come on, Vic." Finally, she drank some of the blood. "There we go. You're going to be okay now."

At the cemetery, Elena pulled over. "Okay, it's my turn to ask questions."

"One quick thing, what are we doing here?" Stefan asked.

"This is where we died, my brother and I." Elena told him. "I thought this would be more private to talk and we met here, remember?"

"I get it. Can I ask one more thing? How long have you been…"

"It was three months ago. A month after the car accident." Elena explained.

"Whoa. I wondered why you were so sad."

"It's all true. Everything." Elena told him. "About my life, my family. But I'm still concerned about this incident."

"It started a while ago." Stefan began. "Damon and I used to be really close. He was like my best friend. Katherine lived next door to us. We were all very close back then. She wasn't like other girls, though. She was into soccer and football. I found it weird that she always had us chasing her, though."

"She was your childhood friend?" Elena asked.

"We were all good friends. Until she started dating both of us." Stefan explained. "Damon was worried you'd be manipulative, like her."

"Why would he think that?"

"I think he was just trying to protect me from getting hurt again." Stefan told her. "We only dated a few weeks, though." He remembered back a few years ago, when he was with Katherine.

The two of them walked through the park. "I told you I could beat you to that tree." She told him.

"He probably thought you were joking." They both turned around.

"What are you doing here?" Stefan asked as he noticed his brother.

"I had to cover for you with Dad. He's wondering where you are."

"Oh, man. Sorry."

"Well, at least you're committed to family." Katherine pointed out.

"I'm sorry, I forgot about your aunt." Damon said.

"Step-aunt, actually." Katherine corrected. "Anyway, now I need to figure out who to take to the dance. It is girls' choice, right?"

"She kept her dark side hidden, though." Stefan told Elena. "Then she left town without a word, or so everyone thought."

"Wait, what do you mean?"

"My brother was really hurt when he found out the truth, though." Stefan went on. "One day, we saw her back in town. It was before we came here."

"What happened?"

"Katherine didn't die. She was murdered." Stefan told her. "And he's been upset ever since."

At Jeremy's house, Vicki was finally awake. Jeremy sat next to her. She had just come out of the bathroom. "How did I get here? I thought I was hurt…" Vicki started.

"You're fine, I checked."

"What did you give me?" Vicki asked.

"A little blood." Jeremy told her. "It was the only way I could help."

"You were in the cemetery. I remember fainting…that's all I remember." Vicki told him.

"I brought you here to recover. I'm sorry about your friends. I lose it when I get angry." Jeremy admitted.

"Whoa." Vicki said as the realization set in. "So, would you mind…"

"Vicki, it's not a good idea." Jeremy told her.

Back in the cemetery, Elena was pacing. "Damon was in love with her." Stefan explained. "But you probably figured that out already. Then we found out that she went with both of us."

"So how did she...you know." Elena couldn't bring herself to say the word die.

"We were in the field one day." Stefan said. "We were coming back from school, it was before we lost our parents." He remembered that horrible day perfectly.

"Where are you going?" Damon asked, following his brother.

"I thought I heard something." Stefan told him.

"Get your hands off of me!" A voice screamed. Stefan looked from behind a bush and saw Katherine being dragged off by two people. "Let go!"

"What's going on?"

"It's Katherine." Stefan told him. "Look." They watched as Katherine struggled to break free of her captors.

"Why are you doing this?" Katherine asked.

"Settle down, miss. Where your going, no one will be able to help you." Just then, she looked up and noticed the guys hiding. She looked surprised and sad at the same time.

"I don't see why you don't just kill me." Katherine told them.

"We prefer to drag it out and watch you die slowly." One of the guys dragging her said. "And your friends over there…" She gasped. The guy turned around and faced them. "Will stay exactly where they are."

"You jerk! You compelled them!" She screamed. The guys literally couldn't do anything but watch as she was dragged away. End Flashback.

"It wasn't until we read our ancestors' journals we realized that she was captured by vampires." Stefan told her. "We didn't even know she was back in town. She had returned without telling us, even though we promised to keep in touch."

"Is that what you meant when you were mad at her for keeping secrets?" Elena asked.

"Whatever secrets she had, she most likely took to the grave with her." Stefan said.

"No wonder he hates vampires." Elena said, changing the subject.

"I'd probably be the same if they took the person I loved." Stefan admitted. "Though, I do wonder…

"What is it?" Elena asked.

"When he finds out, what'll stop him from going after you?" Stefan asked. Elena froze in fear. She knew sooner or later, it was going to happen and she wouldn't be able to stop it.